Rice and Beef Casserole

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked White rice
Garlic oil (used 1 clove of garlic and one tbsp Becel Vegan margarine (fried garlic clove in margarine for 3 minutes, discarded clove, kept oil)
1 lb ground beef
1/4 tsp oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup tomato passata
1 cup water
Shredded Cheddar Cheese (optional)

Steps:
1) Preheat oven to 350F
2) Pour rice into bottom of casserole dish, pour garlic oil over rice and stir.
3) Add the next 5 ingredients in order.
4) Cook for 1 hour, checking temperature for doneness (should be minimum 160F)
5) Sprinkle with Shredded Cheddar Cheese if desired.
6) Enjoy!